A 29-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the latest in a series of fires at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton that have caused at least $25,000 in damage, police said.

The fire set around 4:30 p.m. Monday was the most serious of the seven fires at the historic Muckenthaler mansion, built in 1924. The blaze destroyed a grand piano bought by the Muckenthaler family in the late 1960s that had recently been refurbished and is valued at $12,000.

On Wednesday, detectives spotted a woman near the museum and cultural center matching the description of a woman captured on surveillance video and questioned her about the fire and then arrested her, Fullerton police Sgt. Jeff Stuart said.

Gabriela Gomez, who authorities said lives in Buena Park, was arrested Wednesday night. She appeared in court Thursday and pleaded not guilty to one count of felony arson. She is being held at Orange County Jail and is scheduled to appear in court for a pre-trial hearing on May 16, court records show.

Detectives are still trying to piece together evidence in the rash of arsons.

“We have not been able to tie (Gomez) to the other arsons, although we believe she is possibly involved,” Stuart said. “We are looking into other evidence, including DNA.”

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